The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 1, 2143
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
6:43 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2723
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.9° / 343.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 49m / 2.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.86° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.31° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.97° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 180.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.